Telegram-herald., 1887-12-21
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= The Lkrehss'' 70 bs sold 1t Public Aee-
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70 ts osDsd by L2srsace 1hofahiil. Ese.,
and tie reserve price wss me.tioned ss
4s0. GO. the place 10 be sosa eatrixst 10 the
hizhssl bidder. Lssfaing thai TIE agent
xho hsd charge o. ths s2 le sas stopping at
The Morton, be oas immediately eem aau-
nicaisH With ky telephsae Ia the following
fashion. and with unexpected results
Hello. Morton.
Hello, youFseltl"
Have Won GOT real estate agent there,
named Ramsay Norris
''rhsle Is party OF That name. stopping
IN the house"
Send him to the phone"
"All right. Here he Il"
els that Mr.. Aorrisl
"Yes. gentle sir.
"How about that property"
What property
That English estate which you want to
dispose of"
"who do you take me for-the Duke ol
Marlborough"
Certainly not. What about that es-
tate?h
"Is this joke2 If so, try il at q clam
bake sometime when you desire 10 sudden
ly give the festivities the glsdsome air OF Z
funeral"
"Awfully funny. The chestnut bell Ii
out of repair-ruiDed il at the hast minstrel
show. Otherwise wed try il on you. But
say. your re real estate agent. are you not?'
Garry all my real estate on my shoes,
and acquired it in Grand Rapids. Don'i
want to see it Will give 1t away"
Accept our apologies. We thought you
were somfbody else"
your"
The TELEGRAM II ERARD.'
"Can | trust you?"
Were considered safe
"All right then. Hsre goes. 1t is mat
ter of vital importance
That's just what We want"
"Gad 10 be able 10 oDlige you. Get q
good grip on the phone 50 that you won'l
fall OFT. Now listen. / am not real es
tate agent am toe business manager o.
Il. H. Sothern. who appears here next
Monday and Tuesday, in THE Highes
Bidder"
Great Scottl''
"Did that knock you out?'
Somewhat"
80 will the play. IL is immense. Ran
over one hundred nights at the Swell
Lyceum Thestre, New York. We've played
ii to crowded houses, everywhere. Bostor
week nine thousand dollars. We com,
here direct from Chicago, where We ars
playing two weeks engagement at Grand
Opera House TO packed sudiences. Chicag,
critics say that Augustin Daly's famous
New York Company of comedians is TIT
only one which equals ours and tha
our comedy is the pest seer
on the stage for years. By tn
bye. I'll tell you how you mixed me VI
with a real estate agent. One of the bi,
scenes in "The Highest Bidder" is al
auction sale, and the estate sold is called
The Larches. The entire company wer
called before the curtain, in Chicago, sil
times. regularly every night after tina
scene"
who is your star2'
"Young L. II. Sothern, son of delight
full old Duhdreary' Sothern. and come
dian, so goes the critical vordict, who i
destined to- be greater even than his father
He is remarkably handsome, and, bette
still, remarkably clever, and as Jack Ham
merton, an auctioneer has scored a big hit
He has two or three love scenes in the pla,
which are convulsing."
How is the supporting company"
I'VE bring the entire original cast from
the Lyceum Theatre. Among others W
have Charlie Bishop, delightful comedian
as fat as Christmas turkey ought to be
and equally as palatable. Then there is
wait a minute. Is it SO that you have
professional beauty in the csst?"
Yes, she is not society beauty, though
She is Miss Belle Archer. young an,
well known actress, and probably more ex
tensively photographed than any other lad,
in the theatrical profession. Falk. the Ney
York photographer, pays her twelve hun
dred dollars year Tor the sole privilege O
reproducing her features on cardboard"
ANY other celebrities?'h
Lots of-them. Eugene Sanger, Messen
ger boy 1222, who was sent 10 London las
August, by the Lyceum Theatre, to delive
to English notabilities souvenirs of the on
hundre1th performance of The Highes
Bidder" will appear in small part. III
was the first messenger boy to cross tn
ocean, and personally handed souvenirs /
the Prince Of Wales, Henry Irving, an
other shining lights. Not long since b
presented one to President and Mrs. Cleve
land. when We PLAYED in Washington
This reminds me that during that same en-
gagement Mrs. Cleveland. who occupied
box one evening with Colonel and Mrs. la
mont. requested that Sothern be presente'
to her. he is the only actor who has beeI
so honored in Washington"
Charming"
by the bye, there have been a number O
persons trying already to reserve seats 70
| our two performances. Will you kindl,
state through the TELEGRAM HERALD this
| no seats can be reserved until the sal,
opeus?"
Certainly"
"Ta, tai
"Won't you wait and have"
"No, thank YOU"